Quran 14:18

Surah Ibrahim, Verse 18

Verse 18 of 52 in Surah Ibrahim (ابراهيم), chapter 14 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ ۖ أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ كَرَمَادٍ ٱشْتَدَّتْ بِهِ ٱلرِّيحُ فِى يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ ۖ لَّا يَقْدِرُونَ مِمَّا كَسَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلضَّلَـٰلُ ٱلْبَعِيدُ

EnglishSaheeh International
The example of those who disbelieve in their Lord is [that] their deeds are like ashes which the wind blows forcefully on a stormy day; they are unable [to keep] from what they earned a [single] thing. That is what is extreme error.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
எவர்கள் தங்களுடைய இறைவனை நிராகரிக்கிறார்களோ, அவர்களுக்கு உதாரணமாவது அவர்களுடைய செயல்கள் சாம்பல் போன்றவை புயல் காற்று கடினமாக வீசம் நாளில் அச்சாம்பலைக் காற்று அடித்துக் கொண்டு போய்விட்டது. (அவ்வாறே) தாங்கள் சம்பாதித்த பொருள்களில் எதன் மீதும் அவர்களுக்கு அதிகாரம் இராது இதுவே வெகு தூரமான வழிகேடாகும்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තම පරමාධිපතිව ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කළවුන්ගේ උපමාව ඔවුන්ගේ ක්‍රියාවන් චණ්ඩ මාරුතයක් සහිත දිනක සුළඟ දැඩි ලෙස හසුකර ගත් අළු බඳු ය. ඔවුන් ඉපැයූ දැයින් කිසිවක් මත ඔවුහු ශක්තිය නො දරති. එය අන්ත මුළාවක්ම ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
ان لوگوں کی مثال جنہوں نے اپنے پالنے والے سے کفر کیا، ان کے اعمال مثل اس راکھ کے ہیں جس پر تیز ہوا آندھی والے دن چلے ۔ جو بھی انہوں نے کیا اس میں سے کسی چیز پر قادر نہ ہوں گے، یہی دور کی گمراہی ہے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
主を信じない者を例えれば,かれらの行いは丁度暴風が吹き荒ぶ大荒の日の灰のようなものである。努力した凡てのことは,かれらに何も役立つものはない。これは(真理の方向から)遠く離れ去っている者である。
ChineseMa Jian
不信主者,他们的善功比如一堆灰,在暴风之日,被狂风吹散,他们对于自己所谋求的,不能获得一点报酬。这确是深深的迷误。

Tafsir of 14:18

A Parable for the Deeds of the Disbelievers This is a parable that Allah has given for the deeds and actions of the disbelievers who worshipped others besides Him and rejected His Messengers, thus building their acts on groundless basis. Their actions vanished from them when they were most in need of their rewards. Allah said, مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِرَبِّهِمْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ (The parable of those who disbelieved in their Lord is that their works) on the Day of Judgment, when they will seek their rewards from Allah the Exalted. They used to think that they had something, but they will find nothing, except what remains of ashes when a strong wind blows on it, فِي يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ (on a stormy day;) They will not earn rewards for any of the good works they performed during this life, except what they can preserve of ashes during a day of strong wind.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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